Fulham’s request to have their final game of the season at Arsenal brought
forward by one day has been rejected by the Premier League.

Roy Hodgson was eager to give his players additional time to prepare for
Wednesday’s Europa League final with Atletico Madrid in Hamburg. But the
Premier League have turned down their request to protect the integrity of
the competition and because they feared disrupting the travel plans of
supporters.

“Given it was the final day of the season, when we always play all our matches
at the same time for reasons of integrity, and being mindful of